American technology megalith Microsoft announced on Monday a massive 12GW US-made solar module supply agreement with South Korean solar manufacturer Qcells. Building on a previously announced 2.5GW module supply and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services agreement signed in January 2023, Qcells will supply Microsoft with 12GW of solar modules and EPC services over an…
A fire that broke out at a solar farm in Mannum, east of Adelaide, has injured a contract worker and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage to the project in its commissioning phase. The South Australia Country Fire Service says 10 firefighters responded to a triple zero call on Tuesday morning after an…
Australia is not rolling out clean energy projects nearly fast enough to reach the Australian government’s target of 82% renewable electricity by 2030. A huge build of solar and wind farms, transmission lines and big batteries is needed. But progress is challenged by the scale required, community resistance to new infrastructure and connecting all that…
Just over two months after landing its first major order in the US, Perth-based clear solar glass manufacturer ClearVue Technologies has made a key breakthrough in its home market, signing up a partner for its first commercial rollout on Australia’s east coast. The three-year deal with Victoria-based Safety Glass, trading as MS Glass, marks ClearVue’s…
Renewable energy sources supplied nearly 40 per cent of electricity demand in Australia over the course of 2023, according to data from OpenNEM, edging the nation closer to the halfway mark on its target of 82 per cent renewables by 2030. According to OpenNEM, increasing contributions from mostly small-scale solar, wind and large-scale solar supplied…
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Adelaide based PV manufacturer Tindo Solar has unveiled plans to build a solar panel “gigafactory” in Australia and believes it can get this done for just $90-100 million and within two years, with the right federal government support. Tindo CEO Richard Petterson says the proposed “giga-scale” factory would make up to 1.9 million panels a…
As 2023 wrapped up, the last day of the year saw some new records achieved in Australia’s energy transition, particularly in Victoria and South Australia, where rooftop PV met all the state demand at one stage. Here’s a quick rundown of notable records, perfect for some light holiday reading! – Victoria Rooftop PV Share Hit…
In our last Solar Insiders for the year, we talk to sheep grazier Roderic O’Connor, who is putting paid to the myth that renewables and agriculture don’t mix by building Tasmania’s first large-scale solar farm. You can find previous episodes of the Solar Insiders podcast here or on your favourite podcast platform. Pylon is a…
Western Australia is shaping up as the place to be for renewables developers with big plans and deep pockets, with a major new contender in the state emerging from the takeover of Waroona Energy by ASX-listed Frontier Energy. Frontier on Monday announced its successful acquisition of all outstanding shares of Canada-owned Waroona, in which it…
Another two eight hour lithium batteries have won contracts under the NSW government’s long duration storage tender, including one that will compete to be the biggest battery project in the country, in terms of megawatt hours of storage. Ark Energy, part of the Korea Zinc group, is to build a 275 MW, 2,200 MWh lithium-iron…
The New South Wales state government has secured another $4.2 billion in wind, solar and long duration storage projects – all likely at relatively low cost to the consumer – in another strong result from the tenders being held to pave the path away from coal. The latest tender results released on Tuesday deliver wins…